machen

“machen” is a German word. Its 21 meanings in English:

to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
to make, prepare (food, drinks, etc.)
to do, perform, carry out (an action) (to execute; to put into operation)
to do (a noun); indicates an activity associated with a noun
to go (a specified sound) (to make the sound)
to make, to cause
to cause [with dative ‘for/in someone’ and accusative abstract noun ‘fear, pain, difficulty, happiness, etc.’] (often translated idiomatically with English make followed by an adjective)
to make (to cause to be)
to make (to transform) [with accusative ‘something’ and aus (+ dative) ‘from something else’] (often translated idiomatically with English turn (something into something else))
to make (to have as a feature) (often not translated literally)
to come to, to total, to cost (to require the payment of)
to make, to be (the result of a calculation)
to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
to be, to play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
to signify, to mean [with nichts, viel, etc.] (translated idiomatically as English (not) matter)
to make, to make oneself out to be, to act, to play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way))
to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
to do, to fare
to look (to have an appearance of being)
to get cracking (on/with), to get a move on (it), to get down (to)
come on, let's go

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